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Washington City Feby [February] 14th 1812
My Dr [Dear] Friend
I recd [received] your friendly letter of the
1[0 or 6?]th [inst?], & find in it the strongest marks of a
retentive memory, a candid mind & a generous
heart - I am rejoiced that you so perfectly recollect
xxxxxx the incidents which serve
so completely to refute the brutal unfeeling
calumnies with which my conduct & reputation
have been assaild, & that the source
from which my justification proceeds is
so truly respectable - I have been here a week
& shall probably remain five or six days longer
& it woud afford me a inexpressible satisfaction
see you here before I depart, as I am unable
at present to travel to Annapolis - I am
waiting here to see what will turn up in
the military world, for without a change in
the present state of things, I shall in all
probability follow your example and free

Washington City Feby [February] 14th 1812
My Dr [Dear] Friend
I recd [received] your friendly letter of the
1[0 or 6?]th [inst?], & find in it the strongest marks of a
retentive memory, a candid mind & a generous
heart - I am rejoiced that you so perfectly recollect
xxxxxx the incidents which serve
so completely to refute the brutal unfeeling
calumnies with which my conduct & reputation
have been assaild, & that the source
from which my justification proceeds is
so truly respectable - I have been here a week
& shall probably remain five or six days longer
& it woud afford me a inexpressible satisfaction
see you here before I depart, as I am unable
at present to travel to Annapolis - I am
waiting here to see what will turn up in
the military world, for without a change in
the present state of things, I shall in all
probability follow your example and free